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Smog Test

1 “Are you the original owner of this car?” What does that have to do with the smog test? And I’m wary of giving the wrong answer but I say yes and the guy starts asking me questions about my car and then he starts smiling…HE WANTS TO BUY IT! For years no one even […]

Sophie Buddle At Departure

I discovered her on social media. I can’t tell you whether it was TikTok or Instagram Reels…I think it was the latter, although you have to know the two services are different. Instagram Reels repeats videos, TikTok does not. It all comes down to the algorithm, that’s TikTok’s special sauce. And if you’re looking for […]

Matty Matheson At Departure

Talk about verbal… I went to see Matty Matheson after eating some street tacos from a food truck adjacent to the hotel. AND THEY WERE EXQUSITE! What kind of crazy, f*cked up world do we live in where the food from a truck is better than that from any fast food joint, and sometimes restaurants? […]

Tegan And Sara At Departure

They’re so VERBAL! That’s one thing Americans don’t understand about Canadians. Their gift of gab. I’ve never met a silent Canadian. But you wouldn’t know that unless you came here. It’s a cultural thing, maybe as a result of the long, cold winters. But everybody is talkative in a way all Americans are not. But […]